Hey Amanda!When the last episode ended I found myself really wanting more! It felt like it ended a bit abruptly for the season... but it definitely makes me anxious to see the next season so it seems the ending did its job. Am I correct in understanding there will only be one more season?
Yes. The next and final season will premiere in January '09 on Showtime.
I think it will be only 8 episodes long.
If you are interested in a possible rundown of Season 6 and you don't mind the spoilers, you can get some info on it here:
http://www.thelwordonline.com/s6_spoilers.html#Season%206I didn't read it myself. Don't want no spoilers.
There is also talk about an L-Word spin-off called
The Farm, more info:
http://www.thelwordonline.com/spinoff.htmlI was shocked though that Shane hooked up with Nicki at the end. As naughty as Shane can be, I really didn't see that coming. Shane truly is wracking up a track record of being quite the heartbreaker (obviously) but some of her choices really are brutal.
True.
There were definitely more than a few moments when I didn't care for Jenny's character at all. But towards the end, she got more likeable - I think she started to grow out of her selfish, sometimes childish ways and was starting to develop better relationships with the rest of the gang. Shane had always stuck by her even at the times when she was insufferable; she was privy to Jenny's blossoming/full-on feelings for Nikki. So it must've especially hurt Jenny to find Nikki and Shane in that very compromising position at the party. Yeah, even if she (Shane) believed that Nikki and Jenny were not together, it was definitely a poor judgement call on Shane's part, no doubt.
If you look at the very few interactions between Nikki and Shane - there was always a tension there. I got the feeling that Nikki was flirting with Shane a few times. I seem to recall a conversation they shared during the Pink Ride that indicated to me that Nikki was perhaps harboring an attraction for Shane (she was still with Jenny at the time).
Poor Jenny, though. I am curious to see how this all works out in S6.
Shane and Phyllis' daughter, Molly - that was an unlikely hookup. I never felt any real chemistry between them. I could understand Shane's fascination with her
"Straight-girl crush" but I didn't really see their relationship going too far. Well, who knows what might've come of it, if Phyllis hadn't pretty much told Shane she was 'bringing down' her daughter.
I thought it was interesting to note Phyllis' trepidation/objections surrounding to her daughter's first lesbian relationship (keeping in mind that she'd just come out herself after over two decades of marriage). Then again, I guess she wasn't just worried about her daughter being gay, she was worried about her daughter being gay AND sleeping with Shane.
Adele, as we've mentioned is just awful... and wow, what a sell out to change the ending of the movie she hijacked from Jenny too. Scary, scary. But, I still like that actress... I think she does a good job with that wacko character.
I agree, she brought a certain believable creepiness to the character of Adele.
Here's one scene that was quite bizarre: After Jenny sent Nikki the love letter she'd written, Nikki stopped by Jenny's place to tell her how much the letter meant to her. Adele was standing there in the shadows, she did look like Jenny (fooled me for a second too). Thing is - she didn't object when Nikki approached her (thinking she was Jenny), went on and on about the letter and eventually kissed her. She only pretended to be 'mistaken'/confused when the lights flickered on and Nikki saw who she was. That was wierd.
Creepy, creepy Adele.
And LOL, wow what a way for Jodi and Bette to break up! Yikes! I thought that was truly awful of Jodi to use footage of Bette in her art piece/ opening like that. The public humiliation factor just reflected back really poorly on Jodi. But, as you know, I'm not a huge Jodi fan. Though, I do agree with Jodi that the phrase Bette used about the two of them having different "core values" was totally, totally lame.
I must admit that the "core values" thing is just the kind of statement Bette would make, don't you think? Lame as it may be. LOL.
I thought the scene by the camp fire was so well done. You couldn't help but sense the total discomfort/tension lingering between Bette/Tina & eventually Jodi when the conversation drifted to exes and cheating and the like.
I felt bad for Jodi but was relieved that the affair was finally revealed. It was about time Tina and Bette stopped sneaking around and came out with it. lol. It threw Jodi for a loop, no doubt, I felt her pain ...too bad she resorted to humiliating Bette with the art piece she did. It was low but some say the taste of revenge is sweet. Maybe it helped her move on..
And, now I don't know what's up with Alice and Tasha. I hope they pull things together ultimately. I think they're so great together it would be such a shame for them to break up. One thing I don't understand is why Alice seems to have so little interest in meeting or hanging out with Tasha's group of friends. That doesn't seem that fair to me, especially since Alice is so wrapped up with her own friends. And, that fashion designer she has a crush on doesn't seem to hold a candle to Tasha. So, that's weird to me.
Good point about Alice showing little interest in Tasha's friends. Now that you mention it - during the Pink Ride, she seemed uncomfortable when Tasha decided to go off and hang out with her old friends for a while. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that one of them was Tasha's ex? Don't know. You are right though, it seems out of character for Alice somehow.
Re: The fashion designer - She just seems flat somehow, character-wise... Alice seems smitten and there is an attraction there. We'll see... fingers crossed that Tasha & Alice stick together!
That's all for now, Bud..
~M
